Ila Evelyn Tarwater^{[1, 2]}

1920 - 2016  (95 years)

• Name	Ila Evelyn Tarwater
  Born	29 Sep 1920	Tennessee
  Gender	Female
  Census	1930	District 10, Sevier County, Tennessee   [3]
  Died	21 Mar 2016  [4]
  Buried	24 Mar 2016	Gists Creek Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee
  Person ID	I58011	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	24 Mar 2016

  
  

  Father	Oliver Walter "Ollie" Tarwater,   b. 2 Sep 1892, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 3 Sep 1985  (Age 93 years)
  Mother	Grace Wynona McPherson,   b. 19 May 1896, Tennessee ,   d. 23 Mar 1983  (Age 86 years)
  Family ID	F49195	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	James Albert Thomas,   b. 12 Jul 1920, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 24 Feb 1994  (Age 73 years)
  Children	1. Peggy L. Thomas + 2. Carol Ann Thomas   3. James Edward Thomas
  Family ID	F61825	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 29 Sep 1920 - Tennessee Census - 1930 - District 10, Sevier County, Tennessee Buried - 24 Mar 2016 - Gists Creek Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

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• Sources

  [S73] Rawlings Funeral Home, Book 2, 23 Mar 1983. Grace Wynona Tarwater obituary [S74] Atchley Funeral Home Records, Volume IV, 1987-1999, Larry D. Fox, (Smoky Mountain Historical Society), 24 Feb 1994. James Albert Thomas obituary [S112] Census, 1930. Name Ila Tarwater Event Type Census Event Date 1930 Event Place District 10, Sevier, Tennessee, United States Gender Female Age 9 Marital Status Single Race White Race (Original) White Relationship to Head of Household Daughter Relationship to Head of Household (Original) Daughter Birth Year (Estimated) 1921 Birthplace Tennessee Father's Birthplace Tennessee Mother's Birthplace Tennessee Sheet Letter A Sheet Number 1 HOUSEHOLD ROLE GENDER AGE BIRTHPLACE Otmer W Tarwater Head M 37 Tennessee Grace Tarwater Wife F 33 Tennessee Loyd Tarwater Son M 10 Tennessee Ila Tarwater Daughter F 9 Tennessee Reba Tarwater Daughter F 7 Tennessee Georgia Tarwater Daughter F 3 Tennessee [S23] Atchley Funeral Home, (http://www.atchleyfuneralhome.com/), 21 Mar 2016. September 29, 1920 - March 21, 2016 Resided in Sevierville, TN Ila Evelyn Tarwater Thomas, 95, of Sevierville passed away Monday, March 21, 2016 at home. She attended Luretta United Methodist Church and was a member of Pleasant Hill United Methodist Church. Ila was recognized and received an award for being the oldest surviving member of Pleasant Hill United Methodist Church. She was a housewife who loved her family dearly. Ila enjoyed gardening and flowers. She was preceded in death by her husband, James Albert Thomas; parents, Oliver W. and Grace McPherson Tarwater; sister, Reba Tarwater Latham; brother, Lloyd Tarwater; and her infant brother. Ila is survived by her son, James Edward and wife, Edna Thomas of Sevier Co.; daughters, Carol Ann and husband, Michael Galuska of Athens, Al, and Peggy L. Campbell of Sevier Co. and husband, the Reverend James V. Campbell currently at the U.S. Embassy Bagdad; grandchildren, Vickie Sue Thomas-Marion, Kelly Leigh Galuska, and Bryan Kevin Thomas; great-grandchildren, Skylar Thomas and Hailey Thomas; sisters, Mary and husband, Roy Huskey, Georgia Tarwater; sister-in-law, Elsie Tarwater; extended family members and special friends, Barbara Taylor, Julie Schultz, Dora and Dustin West, Helen Wrinkle, Aileen Cody, Elizabeth Mize, and Boyd and Joy Hopkins. The family wishes to extend their sincerest appreciation to Covenant Hospice for all their love and care. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 PM Wednesday at Atchley Funeral Home, Sevierville. Family and friends will leave in procession from Atchley Funeral Home at 9:45 AM Thursday to Gists Creek Cemetery for the graveside service and interment with Dr. Beverly Black officiating. Online condolences may be made at www.atchleyfuneralhome.com